This week was a dream come true! I got to go to Paris!!!

We went to Paris because my dad had a work meeting. My mom and I got to tour the city. My goal was to see the Mona Lisa and we did!! The Louvre is pretty impressive. It used to be a castle that was burned down, but it still has a dungeon. They turned it into a museum now and it turns out that the Mona Lisa has been in the Louvre since 1797. The Louvre is huge like a castle with lots of hallways and statues that can be kind of creepy sometimes. It was hard not to get lost. It was very crowded. It was hard to push through the crowd to reach the Mona Lisa. I went back to see it a second time because it felt rushed the first time. The room with the Mona Lisa was huge and filled with other paintings. I felt bad for the other art because everyone ignored it, which was weird because the Mona Lisa is so tiny. We also saw the painting called “Liberty Leading the People” by Eugène Delacroix. I liked this one because I like the history of the French Revolution.

We saw the Notre Dame cathedral, which is a huge and beautiful church. There were lots of people lighting candles inside and praying. We got to climb to the top of it. It was amazing to be inside a building that is almost 1000 years old. The spiral stair cases made me dizzy but we got some very nice views (see below). The building was covered in gargoyles, which scare away evil spirits.

Early in the morning we went to the Pantheon. It was neat because we had it all to ourselves. It felt like a big haunted castle. There were lots pillars and the walls were painted with pictures. The rooms echoed. Downstairs in the crypts there were many important tombs, at least for me because one of them made my favourite play: Victor Hugo, the creator of Les Miserable. It is about the French Revolution and this amazing man who does amazing things (at the end). If you haven’t seen it yet, I would recommend watching it📺.

I felt at home in Paris because I can speak French. I also felt like I knew the city even before I got there because my 4th grade teacher was from France and he taught me so much about Paris. It was also very fun being my parents’ French guide. I got to order their food and weirdly order their wine.

One of my favorite things about Paris was the food! Crepes! Crepes! Crepes! They were so good! I had 4 crepes from 4 different Creperies in Paris. Did you know that you can get crepes with eggs and chicken and vegetables? It is very common to see people eating those kind of crepes but I preferred the Nutella and the bananas(I am sure every other kid and some adults in the world would agree with me on that).

On our last night in Paris we visited the Eiffel tower. It was at night so it was lit up and ever hour it sparkles and glitters. We got to take an elevator to the top and we got many good photos. It was a bit scary because it felt like the tower was going to tip over. Also there were signs saying to beware of pickpockets.

Au revoir! Je vais te voir a la semain prochaine